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Rhode Island’s Soviet Sub Resurfaces

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

It took a lot longer than anticipated — which may ultimately prove calamitous. But the Soviet submarine that sank in Providence, Rhode Island, last year is back above the water line. The former tourist attraction was submerged by a freak storm in April 2007 and has remained on the bottom of Providence Harbor [...]

Born To Be Marketed: Harley-Davidson Museum Opens

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Considering the number of motorcycles on American highways — and the number of tips we receive from people carefully posing their motorcycles in their photos — it’s surprising that America has lagged in offering a really good motorcycle-themed attraction. That is, if you discount the occasional human skeleton on a motorcycle, or a motorcycle [...]

The Long And The Lat Of It

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

An invisible grid criss-crosses our earth and gives at least some of our roadside globes a distinctive look. It tells our space robots where we are, and fuels the current fashion for longitude and latitude tourism. And it’s in the news.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that the 45th parallel (that’s a latitude) sign [...]

Hartman’s Rock Garden For Sale

Monday, July 21st, 2008

For an asking price of $57,900 — less than the cost of a high-end sedan or pickup truck — you could be the owner of H.G. “Ben” Hartman’s yard of miniature buildings and sometimes-enigmatic sculptures. The real estate page with the offer even features a nice photo of Ben’s mighty castle, and a tip [...]

No Second-Rate Souvenirs For The Second Amendment

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

We recently visited the gift shop at the NRA National Firearms Museum, which claims to stock over 500 gun publications, more than any other store in the U.S., and, therefore, most likely, the world. It also has a wall of replica guns and paint ball weapons for sale, but these each cost in the [...]

Tip Criteria, Pt. 1: Food, Trains, Beauty

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The Alvord Leather Guy, missing of late, fits all major criteria.
We receive hundreds of tip submissions on tourist attractions every week. Many are simple eyewitness acknowledgments of the continued operation or existence of a place already well documented. More substantial updates, with new info and a photo or two, may be added to the site. [...]

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